Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen & Shane McEachern

Shred guitar icon #ChrisImpellitteri has stormed into 2025 with their fantastic, recently released album “War Machine”. We have a lengthy chat about the new music, and staples in his career like working with iconic frontman #GrahamBonnet, formerly of #Rainbow, #MichaelSchenkerGroup, #Alcatrazz and early sessions with “The Voice of Rock”, the inimitable singer and bassist #GlennHughes of #DeepPurpl...

Legendary #Raven bassist and singer #JohnGallagher talks about seeing revered guitarist #JohnSykes at his first show with the #TygersOfPanTang. The rock world continues to mourn Sykes - also of #ThinLizzy, #Whitesnake and #BlueMurder - who passed away from cancer on January 20th.

Happy New Year to you all and welcome to our first show of 2025!! Dave and Shane are back from the holiday break and proud to bring you their dive into goth rock / metal with an exclusive interview featuring #Tribulation guitarist #AdamZaars who discusses their latest album “Sub Rosa In Aternum.” Adam walked the boys through the writing and recording of the new album and why they changed their sou...

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Welcome to part 2 of Dave and Shane’s interview with legendary former #Queensryche frontman #GeoffTate! We talk more about the exclusive news we broke right here on our program: Tate is working on the third installment in the #OperationMindcrime story. Plus, he talks about some of the newer bands he’s into, and his great love of wine. Check it out!

You heard our exclusive clip of storied former #Queensryche singer #GeoffTate unveiling plans for the album #OperationMindcrime 3, now listen to part 1 of our full interview where he talks about the final tour featuring Operation Mindcrime in it’s entirety, drinking fine wine with fans, and great stories from the road in the 80s. As usual, there’s tons of other good stuff in there too! Check it ou...

Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with #KISS icon #PaulStanley! In this portion, Paul talks about the future of KISS, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the early #NewYorkCity rock scene in the 1960s and 1970s, the influence of #Detroit music, and his thoughts on the current political environment in the United States. Thanks for checking us out! SHOW CREDITS: Diamond Dave Kinchen (host/booking). Emera...

Shred guitar legend #ChrisImpellitteri is back with his namesake band’s latest sonic thrasher of an album entitled “War Machine”. In this clip he talks about the classic days of Impellitteri - working with iconic frontman #GrahamBonnet, formerly of #Rainbow, #MichaelSchenkerGroup, #Alcatrazz and early sessions with “The Voice of Rock”, the inimitable singer and bassist #GlennHughes of #DeepPurple,...

Dave and Shane are still pinching themselves after speaking with legendary #KISS frontman and guitarist #PaulStanley about his artwork and upcoming showcases at the Wentworth Galleries in Atlantic City and Short Hills, NJ. The boys also talked with Paul about what it was like playing that last-ever KISS show on December 3rd, 2023 at Madison Square Garden, future general music projects including hi...

Dave and Shane drop a preview of their extensive chat with legendary former #KISS singer and guitarist #PaulStanley!

Dave and Shane are honored to welcome pioneering electric violinist and singer #GinnyLuke to the program to discuss her debut solo album “Devil at My Heels”, released November 1st. You may not know her yet, but no doubt you’ve heard her unforgettable sound. She’s performed the violin on albums and live shows for huge diverse acts like Foo Fighters, Snoop Dogg, Bebe Rexha, Finneas, Nicki Minaj, Mea...

Dave and Shane just got off the line with legendary former #Queensryche singer and lyricist #GeoffTate who revealed plans for the third installment of the Operation Mindcrime story. Check it out!

Dave and Shane are back with part 2 of their exclusive interview with storied bassist #TonyLevin (#PeterGabriel, #KingCrimson, #PinkFloyd, #JohnLennon, #PaulSimon, #DavidBowie, #LouReed, #AliceCooper and more). He talks about his new album “Bringing It Down to the Bass.” It was released on September 13th via CD, Blu-Ray and streaming. A special vinyl edition will be released a bit later on. Check...

Dave and Shane are thrilled to welcome back one of the show’s earliest original interviews - prolific singer/songwriter #JessieWagner!! She’s back with two new singles: “I Just Can't Today” and “The Unknown.” The versatile recording artist has toured the world with #LennyKravitz, #Chic, #KidRock, #StevieVanZandt and #DuranDuran. Her powerful voice spans many genres including RnB, Dance, Soul, Gosp...

Dave and Shane are thrilled to present part two of their interview with #VerticalHorizon founder/singer/guitarist/songwriter #MattScannell, who talks about collaborating with the iconic, late-great #NeilPeart of #Rush, and how that connection forged a longtime friendship. Furthermore, Matt goes into another rockstar friendship with the likes of #RichardMarx. We first spoke with Matt in part one of...

Dave and Shane are thrilled to welcome you to part 1 of their interview with storied bassist #TonyLevin (#PeterGabriel, #KingCrimson, #PinkFloyd, #JohnLennon, #PaulSimon, #DavidBowie, #LouReed, #AliceCooper and more) who talks about his new album “Bringing It Down to the Bass,” released September 13th on CD, Blu-Ray and streaming. A special vinyl edition will be forthcoming later this year. In par...

Iconic and innovative bassist #TonyLevin (#PeterGabriel, #KingCrimson, #PinkFloyd, #JohnLennon, #PaulSimon, #DavidBowie, #LouReed, #AliceCooper and more) speaks with Dave and Shane about his new album “Bringing It Down to the Bass,” which will be released September 13th on CD, Blu-Ray and streaming. A special vinyl edition will be forthcoming later this year. In this preview of part 1 of our upcom...

#DeadDaisies frontman #JohnCorabi (ex-#MotleyCrue, #TheScream, #RATT) talks about the Daisies’ newly started tour across #Europe in support of their slammin’ new album “Light 'Em Up!!” Check it out!! https://thedeaddaisies.com

Dave and Shane are thrilled to welcome back one of the show’s earliest original interviews - prolific singer/songwriter #JessieWagner!! She’s back with two new singles: “I Just Can't Today” and “The Unknown.” The versatile recording artist has toured the world with #LennyKravitz, #Chic, #KidRock, #StevieVanZandt and #DuranDuran. Her powerful voice spans many genres including RnB, Dance, Soul, Gosp...

Dave and Shane welcome you to part one of our interview with #VerticalHorizon founder/singer/guitarist/songwriter #MattScannell, who talks about the 25th anniversary of their multi-Platinum album #EverythingYouWant which includes the smash hits “Everything You Want,” “The Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)” and “You’re A God.” Matt also opens up about the great friendship he had with legendary #Ru...

Dave and Shane are thrilled to welcome #MattScannell to talk 25 years of #EverythingYouWant! Here’s a preview of the upcoming chat!

Dave and Shane love everything #VanHalen and had a chance to catch up with #SammyHagar and #MichaelAnthony before their #BestOfBothWorlds show in suburban #Detroit. Here is the full chat. In the spirit of honoring the VH legacy, we also added sound from a 2023 interview we did with Sammy, and a 2022 interview with #JoeSatriani that made huge headlines in #RollingStone, #EddieTrunk radio, etc - whe...

Rock of Nations has exclusive reaction from #SammyHagar and #MichaelAnthony of #VanHalen on their peers in #Aerosmith calling it quits after singer #StevenTyler was unable to have his voice fully heal after an injury.

RichieCastellano of #BlueOysterCult is with us talking about his work on the new album “TRUE” by #JonAnderson & The Band Geeks. SHOW CREDITS: #RichieCastellano (guest). Diamond Dave Kinchen & Emerald Shane McEachern (hosts). Intro made in part w/ Drum Pad Machine (DPM). Instagram: @RockNationsDK Twitter: @RockNationsDK. Facebook: @RockofNationsDK.